The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published the final version of its Guidelines on facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement. The EDPB stresses that the guidelines "should only be used in strict compliance with the Law Enforcement Directive" and "if necessary and proportionate as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights." The EDPB also repeated its preference for a ban on specific use cases outlined in the EDPB & EDPS joint opinion on the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act.
What is this page?
You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.
The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 5,750 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.
